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Pennsbury School District

Fallsington, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Thomas Smith · #18 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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9,475

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,319

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the Pennsylvania median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Pennsbury School District is a public school district based in Fallsington, Pennsylvania, serving 9,475 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 677 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Thomas Smith. It spends about $18,319 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Pennsbury compares

PennsburyPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,319

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,548

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Students per school677

Pennsylvania median 560 · 21% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor271

Pennsylvania median 328 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$218.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%

Measure	Pennsbury	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,319	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,548	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$210.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$218.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	812	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,654	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	271	328	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Thomas Smith

Superintendent, Pennsbury School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Lancaster School DistrictLancaster	9,959	19	$20,255	11.2	#17
Pennsbury School DistrictFallsington · this district	9,475	14	$18,319	11.7	#18
Chambersburg Area School DistrictChambersburg	9,429	17	$13,056	15.9	#19
Neshaminy School DistrictLanghorne	9,419	10	$17,165	16.3	#20
Scranton School DistrictScranton	9,237	15	$13,084	13.0	#21

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Auburn CityAuburn, AL	9,488	$10,534	16.9
Redondo Beach UnifiedRedondo Beach, CA	9,470	$11,104	24.5
Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristiansburg, VA	9,461	$13,409	12.6
AndoverAndover, KS	9,460	$6,876	22.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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